THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

738-Scissor Sisters-Filthy/Gorgeous.

2005-Number 5 single.

Best Bit-At 4.16.It’s the best song in the world ever to be written about transvestite prostitutes, unless you know a better one.

The Scissor Sisters were formed in New York City, United States, in 2000, the five original members were ‘Jake Shears,’ (born Jason Sellards, vocals, piano, and guitar) ‘Babydaddy,’ (born Scott Hoffman, bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, and rhythm guitar) ‘Ana Matronic,’ ((born Ana Lynch, vocals, percussion, and keyboards) ‘Del Marquis,’ (born Derek Gruen, lead guitar, and bass guitar) and ‘Paddy Boom,’ (born Patrick Seacor, drums, electronic drums, and percussion) Boom left the group in 2008, and was replaced in the same year by ‘Randy Real,’ (born Randy Schrager, drums, electronic drums, and percussion.) The Scissor Sisters are known for mixing their musical genres, and have recorded in the genres of ‘Pop/Rock,’ ‘Indie Pop,’ ‘Glam Rock,’ ‘Nu-Disco,’ and in their very early days, ‘Electroclash.’ They started out life performing as ‘Dead Lesbian,’ and then the ‘Fibrillating Scissor Sisters,’ before becoming the ‘Scissor Sisters,’ which is derived from the lesbian sexual act ‘tribadism.’ The Scissor Sisters haven’t released a new Album since 2012, and only one single since then, (‘Swerlk’ with MNDR in 2017) but despite the lack of activity, the groups official line is that they are on ‘indefinite hiatus.’

The discography of the Scissor Sisters includes four studio Albums released between 2004-2012, and 17 singles issued between 2002-2017, they have also released two extended plays, (EP’s) in 2004, and 2010. The Scissor Sisters have found far more success abroad than they have in their native America, although three of their studio Albums have charted within the top 40 on the ‘Billboard 200’ chart. They have never had an entry on the ‘Billboard Hot 100,’ singles chart, although three of their tracks including ‘Filthy/Gorgeous’ have made Number 1 on the ‘Billboard Dance Club’ chart. In the UK, 10 of their singles have made the top 40, with ‘”I Don’t Feel Like Dancin,’ which was co-written with Elton John, reaching Number 1 in 2006.

Ana Matronic was born Ana Lynch on August 14th, 1974, in Portland, Oregon, United States, since getting married in 2010, her name is now Ana Kirby. Ana Matronic joined the Scissor Sisters after meeting Jake Shears, and Babydaddy, when they were both booked on the same bill at a gig in Manhattan, realising that they all had the same musical objectives. In 2005 Ana provided unaccredited additional vocals on the English Rock band New Order’s single ‘Jetstream,’ which reached Number 20 on the UK top 40. Jake Shears was born Jason F. Sellards, on October 3rd, 1978, in Mesa, Arizona, United States, he was first introduced to ‘Babydaddy,’ who was born Scott Hoffman, on September 1st, 1976, in Houston, Texax, United States, at the age of 19. Since 2017 Shears has pursued a solo career releasing two studio Albums in 2018, and 2023, and nine singles within the same time period. In 2004 Shears, and Babydaddy, along with Kylie Minogue, co-wrote the song ‘I Believe in You,’ which reached Number 2 on the UK top 40 for Kylie Minogue.

‘Filthy/Gorgeous’ was the fifth and final single released from the Scissor Sisters self titled debut Album from February 2004. In America the Album stalled at Number 102, but in the UK it went to Number 1, and has currently sold in excess of 2,700,000 copies in that country, worldwide the Album has sold in excess of 3,300,000 copies. In the UK the Album is one of the top 30 best selling Albums of the 21st Century. ‘Filthy/Gorgeous’ was co-written by the Scissor Sisters band members Jason Sellards, Scott Hoffman, and Ana Lynch, with the production credited to all four band members at that time. The Scissor Sisters female lead singer Ana Matronic has said that some of the subject matter on the Album was going to shock people, she said, ’We wanted it to be honest, the song (Filthy Gorgeous) is about trannie hookers on acid, so what the f… do you want?’

‘When you’re walkin’ down the street, and a man tries to get your business, and the people that you meet want to open you up like Christmas. You gotta wrap your fuzzy with a big red bow, ain’t no some bitch gonna treat me like a ho. I’m a classy honey, kissy, huggy, lovey dovey, ghetto princess.’